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Contemporary Important Considerations in Diagnosis and Treatment of Head and Neck Cancer

Alfio Ferlito From the Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, University of Udine, Udine, Italy, Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Leeds General In. rmary, Leeds, UK, and Head and Neck Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA
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J. Graham Buckley From the Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, University of Udine, Udine, Italy, Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Leeds General In. rmary, Leeds, UK, and Head and Neck Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA
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Ashok R. Shaha From the Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, University of Udine, Udine, Italy, Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Leeds General In. rmary, Leeds, UK, and Head and Neck Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA
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Alessandra Rinaldo From the Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, University of Udine, Udine, Italy, Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Leeds General In. rmary, Leeds, UK, and Head and Neck Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA
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